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Vietnamese Steelmakers Will Be Held to Environmental Standards, Official Promises

09 September 2016 - A Vietnamese official said the country will strictly enforce environmental rules among its steelmakers to environmental rules and encourage the eventual closure of smaller operations that use outdated and polluting technology, reports the VnExpress newspaper.

G20 Nations Pledge to Address Excess Steel Capacity

06 September 2016 - Leaders at the G-20 summit in China have agreed to create a group that will promote discussion and cooperation amongst nations on the world’s excess steelmaking capacity.

Steel Not on the G-20 Agenda for China

30 August 2016 - China is keen on discussing its financial reforms during the upcoming Group of 20 summit – and less so on talking about the world’s excess steelmaking capacity, reports The Nikkei Asian Review.

United Steelworkers, Others Pressing Canadian Federal Government to Support Steel Industry

22 August 2016 - Calls are mounting for the Canadian federal government to step off the sidelines and take action in support of Canada’s steel industry and its employees, both retired and active, reports The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.

New Monitoring System Could Generate Better Steel Import Policies, Officials Say

02 August 2016 - U.S. officials stopped at ArcelorMittal Cleveland’s integrated mill on Monday to publicize an expanded steel trade monitoring system, a new tool meant to aid in the fight against unfairly traded imports.

China Threatens to Punish Provinces That Don't Follow Through on Capacity Cuts

08 July 2016 - China is telling its provincial governments that they’ll be “seriously punished” if they don’t close redundant steel mills and coal mines, according to the Bloomberg news service.

Steelworkers Union Calls for More Action on Unfair Steel Trading

01 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said that while it welcomes a commitment to coordinating trade enforcement efforts throughout North America as a means to curbing the world’s excess steel capacity, more aggressive action is needed.

Minnesota Officials Urge White House to Act Quickly on Steel Dumping

23 December 2015 - Steel industry executives, legislators and laid-off union miners in Minnesota’s Iron Range told the White House chief of staff that quick and decisive action is needed to stop what they called the national steel-dumping crisis.

AISI Chief Executive Applauds New U.S. Transportation Plan, But Says More Work Is Needed

07 December 2015 - Passage of compromise bill on transportation funding is long overdue but will enable steelmakers and their customers to plan for the future, said American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) president and CEO Thomas J. Gibson.

Lawmaker Wants U.S. Pipelines To Be Built From American Steel

10 August 2015 - U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan has reintroduced a bill requiring that domestic oil and gas pipelines be built with American-made steel.

Acquisition Talks For Tata Steel Long Products Business Unsuccessful, Company Confirms

06 August 2015 - Confirming earlier reports, Tata Steel executives said that negotiations on the sale of its European long products business have broken off.

World Steel Association: Governments Must Consider Steel's Importance When Setting Carbon Policies

30 July 2015 - The World Steel Association is calling upon the world's governments to engage the industry as they develop carbon emissions policies.

Mexico Imposes Tariffs on Steel From Spain, U.S. and India

17 July 2015 - As reported by Reuters, Mexico has imposed provisional import duties on carbon steel tubing with seams from the United States, Spain and India, as it investigates possible dumping.

EUROFER Releases Statement on Proposed Revisions to the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme

16 July 2015 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) reacted to the official publication of the Commission proposal on the revision on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in a press release on 15 July.

Mexico Renews Countervailing Duty on Cold Rolled Coil from Russia and Kazakhstan

08 July 2015 - The countervailing duty applied to Mexican imports of cold-rolled coil from Russia and Kazakhstan was extended by five years after a review, Mexico's Ministry of Economy said on 1 July.

AISI Hails Presidential Signing of Trade Package

29 June 2015 - President Obama today signed two significant trade initiatives - Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), and the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and other trade preference programs, which includes renewal of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and trade remedy improvements.

U. S. Steel President And CEO Mario Longhi Commends President Obama For Strengthening Trade Enforcement Laws

29 June 2015 - Today United States Steel Corporation President and CEO Mario Longhi commended President Barack Obama as he signed the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation into law.

Update: Trade Adjustment Assistance Bill With Antidumping/Countervailing Measures Approved by U.S. Senate and House

25 June 2015 - Update: The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Trade Adjustment Assistance bill by a vote of 286-138.

U. S. Steel President And CEO Applauds Congress For The Passage Of Trade Promotion Authority And Trade Adjustment Assistance

25 June 2015 - Today United States Steel Corporation President and CEO Mario Longhi issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bills.